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We’re On a Highway To Climate Hell, UN Boss Says
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres told countries gathered at the start of the COP27 summit in Egypt on Monday they face a stark choice: work together now to cut emissions or condemn future generations to climate catastrophe. The speech set an urgent tone as governments sit down for two Read more…
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“Irrigation of the land with seawater desalinated by fusion power is ancient. It’s called ‘rain’.” — Michael McClary, in alt.fusion
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The Equipment Designed to Cut Methane Emissions is Failing
Scientists say tht measured over a 20-year period, methane “packs about 80 times the climate-warming power of carbon dioxide,” according to the Associated Press. “And according to the International Energy Agency, methane is to blame for roughly 30% of the global warming that has occurred since the Industrial Revolution.” And Read more…
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Why Hasn’t the US Ended Daylight Saving Time?
In March the U.S. Senate passed a measure making Daylight Saving Time permanent. Key senators who backed permanent daylight saving time say they’re mystified that their effort appears doomed, and frustrated that they will probably have to start over in the next Congress. At least 19 states in recent years Read more…
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Scientists Discover Huge ‘Extragalactic Structure’ in Hidden Region of Space
Scientists have discovered a huge “extragalactic structure” hidden behind the Milky Way in a mysterious area of the sky known as the “zone of avoidance” because it is obscured by our own galaxy’s opaque bulge, according to a new preprint study. The discovery of the structure, which appears to be Read more…
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Europe Warming Twice As Fast As Rest of the World, New Report Reveals
The European continent is bearing the brunt of climate change, warming at a rate that is twice as fast as the global average, a new report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) found. The report analyzed 30 years’ worth of data from 1991 onwards, revealing a disconcerting trend of speedy Read more…